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MIT recently unveiled Duoskin, and even though it looks like a simple fashion accessory, these faux tattoos have some cool functions: they're coected, and can receive input, coect wirelessly, and even light up with the right setup. We're also checking out a new HoloLens demo from N3S, an NES emulator team tuing 2D NES titles into slightly 3D experiences. The demo is in alpha, but it's another exciting showcase for what Microsoft's augmented-reality headset is capable of. ...

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This article reveals one of the settings of the movie "Jason Boue", but does not give away any of the actual story.In many ways, being a technology joualist is exactly like being an action hero. If you don't believe me, look at "Jason Boue", where the hard-hitting assassin of the title heads into a place every tech hack feels at home: a technology trade show."Jason Boue," which opened Friday in the US, sees Matt Damon's amnesiac assassin once again entangled in spy shenanigans. We won't give you any spoilers of the actual plot, except to say that this time round, the conspiracy involves a CIA boss played by Tommy Lee Jones and a Silicon Valley rich kid played by Riz Ahmed. During the film, B...

Got Pokefever? Who could blame you. The two-week old game, which launched July 6, has inspired love, exercise, exteal battery packs and, unfortunately, has led to real-world harm. Now it looks like it's inspiring the revival of physical Pokemon trading cards. Die-hards can kick it old school with the ultimate bragging right, a 1998 mint-condition Pikachu trading card from Nintendo's original Pokemon video game that sells on eBay for a cool $100,000.Its seller, smpratte, declares it "the most valuable card in the hobby!" Daily eBay sales of Pokemon trading cards have nearly doubled according to Heritage Auctions, an auction house website tracking the trend.The ludicrously popular Pokemon Go g...

Enlarge ImagePeter Thiel: "Now we are told that the great debate is about who gets to use which bathroom. This is a distraction from our real problems. Who cares?" Joe Raedle/Getty Images Stop worrying about gender issues and tu your attention to the economy and other matters. That's the message to Republicans from controversial tech investor and Trump supporter Peter Thiel, who delivered a speech Thursday at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. The PayPal co-founder and early Facebook backer -- who had a prime speaking spot, just a few slots before Trump himself -- became the first-ever s...

[embedded content] Enlarge ImageNirvana Pachyderm Studio Sessions, 2/15/93http://www.alteativenation.netProving that there are still valuable gems to be unearthed on eBay, one lucky Nirvana fan is now the owner of an original recording of a session that included two previously-unheard tracks from the band. The label on the reel actually lists seven songs recorded on February 15, 1993 at Pachyderm Studios, including two demo versions of "Dumb" and three of "Marigold," but the most compelling tracks are two instrumentals that would serve as proto-releases leading up to "In Utero," an album that the band would go on to record with Steve Albini later...